Vocab 5

Question 1

appeal

Answer 1

The right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review their case

Question 2

concurring opinion

Answer 2

Written statement by the supreme court justices who agrees with the majority decision but for a different reason.

Question 3

Court of Appeals / Appellate Courts

Answer 3

Federal courts that review decisions appealed from district courts.

Question 4

dissenting opinion

Answer 4

A statement written by a supreme court justice who disagrees with the majority decision.

Question 5

District Court

Answer 5

Lower federal courts that have original jurisdiction in most cases involving federal laws

Question 6

judicial review

Answer 6

The U.S. supreme court’s power to determine if a law passed by Congress or a presidential action is in accord with the constitution.

Question 7

jurisdiction

Answer 7

The power to interpret and administer the law also the range of authority.

Question 8

Justices

Answer 8

Judges of the supreme court

Question 9

remand

Answer 9

To return an appealed case to a lower court for a new trial

Question 10

Writ of Certiorari

Answer 10

Upon hearing a complaint from a subject that injustice had been done